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A photograph inside a temple shrine. Three men in orange-saffron dhoti and shawls stand before a golden shrine with an arched niche lit by orange lights. An older bare-chested man with white marks on his forehead and a white flower garland stands at left, touching a golden lamp stand with pink flowers. A younger man at right in orange clothes, a gold headband and a white garland joins his palms in namaskar. A priest at far left wears white forehead markings, an orange dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace. Gold kalasha pots and a silver bell sit on the altar stone.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed man in orange-saffron dhoti with a white garland and a tilak on his forehead stands at left, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. At right, a younger man in orange cloth with a white garland and gold jewelry stands with palms joined in greeting. Behind them a marble arch with warm lights frames a small gold shrine with a kalasha, pink flowers and a deity murti. Gold ritual vessels sit on the altar counter.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a shrine niche with an arched white frame and warm orange lights. The man on the left is bare-chested with a white flower garland and gold headband, hands folded in prayer. The man on the right wears a white flower garland, a gold headband, gold armlets and a saffron shawl, looking down. Inside the shrine stand a golden peetha-style throne, small deity murti, pink flowers, and a silver kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests puja.2012-04-29Two priests in saffron and orange robes stand before a golden shrine with a white arched niche and lit orange bulbs, a small deity murti and pink flowers on the altar. The priest on the left, bare-chested and with a shaved head, wears a white garland and a flower crown and stands with hands at his sides, eyes lowered. The man on the right wears a saffron robe with gold trim, a white flower garland, a flower crown and a gold necklace and bangles, and holds a long ritual implement near a golden kalasha-style vessel. A pot and a golden peetha-like stand sit in front of the altar, and a small bell or lamp is visible at the lower edge. Part of a third person's face appears at the far left edge.2012-04-29Three people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual before a shrine niche outlined with orange lights. The central figure, bare-chested with a gold-trimmed orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a gold headband, holds a gold-beaded garland over a golden ornate altar with a deity murti and flowers. A woman on the right wears an orange sari with gold border, a white flower garland in her hair and gold bangles, holding her hands toward the shrine. A man on the left wears an orange robe and gold necklace. White flower garlands and a brass lamp stand at the base of the altar.2012-04-29Two men in saffron-orange dhotis stand before a shrine niche with a gold-framed deity murti, flowers and oil lamps. The man on the left is bare-chested with white tripundra ash on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, and a bangled wrist; the man on the right wears a saffron shawl, a flower garland and a flower crown and bows toward the altar. A third person in orange stands at the left edge. Lamps glow along the arch and a gold kalasha sits on the altar. a person is identifiable by bare-chested presence, rudraksha mala and garland cues, but the figure is uncertain.2012-04-29Inside a shrine with brown stone walls and a white arched niche lit by a string of orange lights. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace raises both arms in a welcoming gesture, wearing a white flower garland with red blooms. Beside him a younger attendant in orange cloth with a gold border and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them is a gilded altar with a deity murti, pink flowers, brass lamps and a kalasha. a person cues: the raised-arm figure has a rudraksha mala and saffron robes.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29 +3 copiesApril 29 20122012-04-29Temple shrine scene with an arched white niche edged by warm lights, where a deity murti sits within a gilded shrine alongside pink and red flower offerings and a silver lamp stand. Two people in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, garlanded with white flowers, stand facing the shrine performing puja, one with a gold crown-like headband and bangles, the other with a shaved head and tilak, bare-backed with ash markings. A third attendant in orange with a gold necklace and white tilak stands at the left edge. Brass plates and a gold vessel sit at the front.2012-04-29A photograph inside a temple shrine with a warm-toned stone wall and an arched white niche lit by a string of orange lights. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, stands with both arms raised high, with white and horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead. Beside him a younger man in an orange cloth with a flower garland and a gold headband bows with palms pressed together. On the left a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread kneels at a brass offering table. Behind them a gilded shrine holds pink flowers, brass vessels and a red-cushioned tray. a person candidate with distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29